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What is the tube which attaches the embryo to the placenta called?
The umbilical cord. The umbilical cord has the function of sending blood to the baby and returning blood from the baby after it has been utilized. There are two arteries in the umbilical cord that do this.
The fetus receives blood from the placenta through the?
umbilical cord
To which structure does the umbilical cord connect the embryo?
The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta and the placenta is attached to the wall of the uterus
How does food pass through the mother to get to the fetus to feed of off?
The baby is connected by the umbilical cord to the placenta. The placenta is attached to the inside of the womb. Blood carries food through the blood vessels in the wall of the womb and the blood vessels of the placenta absorb the food.
Does baby get blood from mother?
The umbilical cord supplies blood to the baby. The umbilical cord is connected to the placenta and the mother's blood comes via the placenta through the umbilical cord to the baby. The baby receives oxygenated and nutrient rich blood via the umbilical cord.and de-oxygenated and nutrient depleted blood returns to the mother via the umbilical cord.
How are nutrients carried from mother to baby in mammals?
In pregnancy they go from the mother to the baby through the umbilical cord
How is baby?
The baby is connected to the mother through the umbilical cord. The umbilical cord is connected to the placenta, and the placenta is connected to the uterus. The placenta and umbilical cord are temporary organs that are expelled when the baby is born.
What tube carriers blood oxygen and nutrients from the placenta to the developing child?
The umbilical cord is made up of three blood vessels: two smaller arteries which carry blood to the placenta and a larger vein which returns blood to the fetus.
Why is the umbilical cord necessary?
The placenta has the job of taking everything from your body that the baby needs (ie: oxygen from the blood, nutrients, etc) and filters it out... the umbilical cord carries these 'needs' to the baby so he/she can grow healthy :)
How do nutrients move from mother to the fetus?
They are transported from the placenta through the umbilical cord to the fetus. The baby takes nutrients and oxygen from the mother's blood, which travel's through the umbilical cord to the baby
How do placentals young develop?
The young of placental mammals develop within a placenta. The placenta is a thick membrane that is connected to the inside of the uterine wall. The umbilical cord connects the baby to the inside wall of the placenta. Nutrients and oxygen go from the mother's blood stream through the placenta, down the umbilical cord, and into the baby. The baby releases waste products and carbon dioxide, which travel up the umbilical cord, through the placenta and into the mother's blood stream.
How are the mother and fetus connected?
The mother and fetus are connected through the placenta and umbilical cord. The placenta provides nutrients and oxygen to the fetus and removes waste products from the fetus' blood. The umbilical cord acts as a lifeline, connecting the fetus to the placenta and allowing these essential substances to pass between the mother and fetus.
